Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Swish!

Just as Yun Xiao dodged the stones flying from the sky with apparent alarm but no real danger, a somewhat unusual sound suddenly reached his ears. With a shiver in his heart, his feet moved slightly, quickly shifting to one side.

After Yun Xiao moved and looked back, he felt extremely fortunate for his reaction just moments before. From beneath the ground where he had stood, a sharp rock spike had emerged—if he had dodged any slower, he would undoubtedly have been pierced by it.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

However, just when Yun Xiao thought it was only a single rock spike from the ground, the earth beneath his feet shook, and countless spikes sprouted up like bamboo after rain, completely filling his landing spot.

”Dammit, this is like driving someone to their death without actually killing them!”

Thus, with rock spikes continuously emerging below and dense stones flying above, Yun Xiao was placed between a rock and a hard place. One misstep could lead to death.

As they say, the sky does not seal all exits. Although there were flying stones above and rock spikes below, there was still a hidden gap left for Yun Xiao. Whether he could seize it or not was up to him.

Bang!

After Yun Xiao dodged dozens of rock spikes and avoided the assault of numerous flying stones, a mistake finally occurred. A large rock hit his chest hard and sent him flying back to his starting point after having advanced dozens of feet.

”Eh? Since the trial disappears automatically over time, why am I rushing forward?”

During the moment he was sent flying backward by the flying stone, Yun Xiao suddenly had an epiphany and realized something valuable. His mind became clear, and with a roll, he dodged the rock spike emerging from the ground but did not continue forward.

Standing still, Yun Xiao kept dodging the sharp spikes on the ground and the flying stones above, not moving forward even an inch. Within this ten-foot radius, he dodged and weaved so that none of the flying stones or spikes could hit or pierce him.

By doing this, it was much easier than before when he had to dodge both the flying stones and spikes while moving forward. Although he couldn’t avoid some of the flying stones after a prolonged battle, he had finally stabilized his position.

Moreover, when facing the unavoidable flying stones, Yun Xiao always chose the smaller ones, so that being hit was less painful.

Another 24 hours passed, and just as Yun Xiao expected, the whirling boulders and spikes on the ground disappeared in an instant, revealing a profound mystery.

At this moment, Yun Xiao’s body was bruised and battered, covered in green and purple marks from the flying stones. However, his eyes held a hint of relief.

Because Yun Xiao suddenly discovered that after being hit by these flying stones, his Physical Strength had subtly increased. It seemed that the trial of the Boundary Tower did not aim solely to take lives.

Swish!

In an instant, the desolate scene dispersed, making way for lush verdure once again. However, this was starkly different from the previous grassy world, as if Yun Xiao was now in the midst of a dense forest mountainside.

Surrounded by countless towering trees, the sight of brambles and vines filled his view, reaffirming Yun Xiao’s initial guess—he had indeed come to the trial of his Wood Attribute Ancestor Vein, one of his Five Elements Ancestor Veins.

Yun Xiao’s Wood Attribute Ancestor Vein Power was activated in Demon Realm Mountain. Back then, he encountered a Strange Spirit tree spirit—if not for the miraculous Wood Attribute Ancestor Vein, he probably wouldn’t have been able to leave that place alive.

Relatively speaking, the Wood Attribute Ancestor Vein is considered mild and is also a capital for Yun Xiao to recover quickly from injuries. He had never expected that there would come a day when he would face a trial by the Wood Attribute Ancestor Vein.

Rustle rustle!

A strange noise reached Yun Xiao’s ears, and soon after, he discovered that the surrounding giant trees and vines seemed to come to life, forming a giant net, trying to envelop his entire body.

”Not good!”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao immediately thought of the Strange Spirit tree spirit from the past, which used powerful vines to ensnare humans and Vein Demons, then absorb their energy.

It seemed that the attack method of these giant trees and vines was not much different from that of the tree spirit. Therefore, Yun Xiao immediately withdrew the Dragon Taming Sword that hung on his back.

At this moment, Yun Xiao felt glad that he hadn’t stored the Dragon Taming Sword in his Waist Storage. Even a Raging Fire wouldn’t be able to damage the Dragon Taming Sword in the slightest.

Crack crack crack!

With the Dragon Taming Sword in hand, several light snapping sounds were heard, and then, a few vines were cut apart by the sword, allowing him to temporarily escape the danger.

Swish, swish, swish...

However, Yun Xiao’s move seemed to have enraged the large trees and giant vines, especially the large trees, which appeared to become supple and bending at this moment, determined to completely wrap and squeeze Yun Xiao into their grasp.

”Damn!”

Seeing this, Yun Xiao’s expression darkened, because the Dragon Taming Sword was only about three feet long, while those trees were so thick that several people couldn’t circle around them with their arms. Even with the Dragon Taming Sword’s exceptional sharpness, it would be impossible to cut these large trees with a single stroke.

Since cutting through was no option, dodging was the only choice left. However, in the depths of this dense forest, where could he possibly evade? Surrounded by giant vines and tall trees on all sides, Yun Xiao managed only a few flashes before he found himself with no way out and no escape behind.

A vine wrapped around Yun Xiao’s right ankle, and at the same time, a huge tree pressed down directly, enveloping his entire body within.

This tree, so wide it took several people to embrace, wrapped around Yun Xiao completely, leaving not even a sliver of him visible. And when a great force struck, he could feel the flesh and bones of his body nearly bursting from the pressure.

”Break for me!”

A roar, as though emanating from the depths of his heart, burst from Yun Xiao’s throat, and in the next moment, the Dragon Taming Sword seemed to radiate a faint blood-red light. Subsequently, Yun Xiao’s right hand, entwined and constrained, uncontrollably stabbed fiercely in a certain direction.

How sharp was the Dragon Taming Sword! It seemed to unleash an unprecedented power at that moment, carrying Yun Xiao’s entire body, piercing straight through the heart of that massive tree, and bursting out in an instant.

When Yun Xiao soared into the sky, a gaping hole of several feet appeared on the trunk of that large tree, clearly caused by his breaking through.

It seemed that with the Dragon Taming Sword in hand, Yun Xiao was not without the power to fight back. Whether he could endure the twelve time periods, however, would depend on his fate.

”What kind of hellish trial is this? It’s absurd!”

As time went on, Yun Xiao thrust his sword again and again, extricating himself from the clutches of various large trees. Although most of the work was done by the Dragon Taming Sword, the consumption of Meridian Qi was enormously draining, prompting an involuntary curse from him.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao’s resilience was exceedingly strong, and he managed to persist through the 24 hours. When he finally saw the forest trees and vines disappear and clarity return to the area, he collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

”Hopefully the next trial will be a bit slower!”

Feeling the vast depletion of Meridian Qi within, Yun Xiao secretly prayed in his heart, yet contrary to his wishes, a sharp aura assailed him just as his prayer ended.

”The gold attribute trial!”

At this moment, sensing this sharp aura, Yun Xiao harbored no doubts. Having already endured the trials of fire, ice, earth, and wood, the fifth trial would naturally be the fifth attribute.

Furthermore, this fifth trial gave Yun Xiao hardly any time to catch his breath. Suddenly, the sky seemed to sparkle with golden light, and soon after, a peculiar aura fell from the heavens, clearly targeting Yun Xiao as he sat recuperating on the ground.

Looking up, Yun Xiao saw that the golden light seemed to form blades of Golden Blades. It was somewhat similar to the previous attack of flying stones but tens of times more dangerous.

After all, with Yun Xiao’s physical strength comparable to a Seventh Rank Low Level Vein Demon, he wouldn’t be greatly harmed if the round, dull stones hit him once or twice. However, if one of these descending Golden Blades were to cut him, it would likely be a fate of being split in two.

The strength of Yun Xiao’s body, on par with a Seventh Rank Low Level Vein Demon, naturally could not be compared to that of a real sharp weapon. Even an ordinary person wielding a three-foot-long sword might be able to stab a bloody hole in him.

All the more so, Yun Xiao sensed that among these Golden Blades descending from the sky, their sharp auras were probably not much weaker than some of the Earth Rank Low Level weapons.

Swish, swish, swish!

Golden Blades rained down in a rampage. Yun Xiao, despite his yet un-recovered Meridian Qi, had to muster his spirit and avoid letting the blades reach him. Moreover, these did not seem to be Meridian Qi Golden Blades, but rather a multitude of real weapons.

Yun Xiao had no time to ponder why so many real Golden Blade weapons had formed in this space. He only knew that if he let any one of those blades strike him, then this trial of Boundary Tower would be over for him, and he might even lose his life here.

Employing the Ghost Trace Step once again, Yun Xiao breathed a sigh of relief as no more Stone Thorns Blade Light or such sprouted from the ground. If they had, a pincer attack from both front and back would probably have left him no way to escape unscathed.

But the Golden Blades from above were much denser than the previous flying stones, and even as Yun Xiao dodged with Ghost Trace Step, he narrowly missed being sliced several times.

As time went on, Yun Xiao realized that the positions of the Golden Blades were also constantly shifting. Finally, one blade grazed his right arm, causing blood to flow profusely.

Fortunately, at that critical moment, Yun Xiao made a move, or else that arm might have been lost. In such circumstances, he knew it would be impossible to completely evade the countless Golden Blades, so he opted to selectively dodge the most lethal strikes.